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Families of noncongruent numbers

Number Theory 2015-06-26 v1

Abstract

Let E_k denote the elliptic curve defined by y^2 = x(x^2 - k^2). We consider the curves with k = pl, p = l = 1 mod 8 primes, and show that the density of rank-0 curves among them is at least 1/2 by explicitly constructing nontrivial elements in the 2-part of the Tate-Shafarevich group of E_k.

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@article{arxiv.math/0202311,
  title  = {Families of noncongruent numbers},
  author = {Franz Lemmermeyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0202311},
  year   = {2015}
}